Article of furniture



A. L. STROUSE ET AL ARTICLE'OF FURNITURE Filed Nov. 28. 1924 ATTORNEYS Patented Jam j if ABRAHAM"Linoornjsrnousn Ann-sA UEL wnrnscnnnx, onNEw YORK, iv] Yi; SAID sraonsn nssrclvon, or. msnnrrm; menus; ro NATHAN; snnw, ornnw YORK, N. Y.

I Application filedllfov einber To all whom. it may concern: f 5

Be it known that W6,.ABRAHAM LINCOLN SrRoUsE and SAMUEn "VVniNsormNK, both citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of the city of New-"York,

borough of Manhattan, in the cou'nty' and State of New York, andof the city of New York, Richmond Hill, borough of Queens,

I in the county of Queen'sand Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved" Article of Furniture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in furniture, and it pertains more particularly to articles of furniture so constructed as to be readily knocked down or disassembled.

It is one of the primary objects of the invention to provide an article of knock down furniture which may be transported I in the knockdown condition .and readily assembled upon arrival at its destination.

It is a further object of the invent on so to construct the article of furniture that when in its set-up position it will'be 'rigid; for the support of various articles tobe.

carried thereby. While in the present instance the article of furniture is shown as an umbrella stand, it is obvious that other articles offurniture may be constructed in the same manner without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the invention is not limited to umbrella stands.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an umbrella stand constructed in accordance with the present invention, the stand being shown in its set-up position; i i

Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the main elements of the stand, in detached relation; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the stand. Referring more particularly, to the drawings, the invention comprises sidelme'mbers and end members which are detachably con nectecl together and are'of such construction that they will readily nestwhen in their knockdown position, and when placed together in set-up position will provide a rigid structure. 1 Each of the side members, of which there are two, comprises two longitudinally-ex- ARTio IQnoF ruRnI'rUnE.

28,1924, Serial No. 752,698.

tending-member's 10, which are connected together in, spaced relation and maintained in spaced relat on by a lower transversely- 'extending memberll and an upward-transversely-extending I member T12; r The upper end member is designated by the reference numeral 13, and such upper end member is providedwvitha'plurality of openings 14:,

the purpose of which" will be hereinafter described; Carried by the upper end member 13, on each oftwoof its oppositelydisposed sides, there are blocks 15. These blocks are of a length substantially equal to the" distance between the members 10 heretofore mentioned and are adapted to occupy a I in Fig. 1.

The reference numeral 16 designates the her in the present instance is provided with a recessed portion 17 This lower endmem position therebetween as shown lower end member and such lower end meme beris provided on each of two of its opposite-ly"disposedsides with blocks 18, and

these blocks 18 are of a length equal to the, 7

adapted to' occupy a position therebetween when thes'everal sections are placed in their space'betweenthe side members 10, andare f set-up form. Pivotally secured to each end J 1 of oneof the upper end members 12, as at 19, there is a. locking member 20,'and each of theselocking members is notched, as at 21, to receive a pin or the like, 22, secured, as at 23, to the opposite ends of the member; 12 to which the locking members 20 are not pivoted. r The device is assembled in'the following manner r With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, the member 13 is positioned on the transversely-extending members 12 with the blocks 15 occupying a position between the members 10; The lower end member 16 is positioned upon the transversely-extending members 11 with the blocks 18 occupying a position between the members, 10, as shown inFig'. 1. After this has been done, each of spective pin 22 in order to provide'a more rigid assembly. i

WViththe device in the set-up position shown inFig. 1, it is obvious that umbrellas inserted in the openings 14;,- with their lower ends in the recess 17 of the lower end member 16, will be retained in an upright position."

What is claimed is:

1. A knockdown umbrella stand, comprising upper and lower end members, side members, and means for separably holding all of said members in set-up condition in which the end members are spaced from each other and in which the said side members are spaced from each other said means comprising portions on the end members which fit between portions on the side members and locking members pivotally connected to one offsaid side members and re leasably engageable with the other side member.

2. An article of knockdown furniture comprising upper and lower end members, the upper end member having a plurality of receiving openings therein and depending blocks, the lower end member being dished and having depending blocks, side members each comprising longitudinals and upper and lower cross pieces respectively connecting the longitudinals near their opposite ends with said longitudinals spaced from each other, said lower end member being supported by the lower cross blocks thereof disposed respectively between the adjacent end portions of the longitudinals in Contact therewith anu in contact with the upper cross pieces, and looking members pivotally connected to one of said side members and releasably engageable with the other side member.

ABRAHAM L. STROUSEJ SAMUEL VEINSCHENK. 

